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Libyan leader threatens EU with 800,000 more migrants, including “criminals and terrorists”

Jul 18, 2019 11:00 am By Christine Douglass-Williams

“Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, head of the U.N.-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), warned on Tuesday that 800,000 more migrants could be driven into Europe unless the assault on Tripoli by warlord Khalifa Haftar ends soon.”

Since when did Tripoli’s internal problems with warlord Khalifa Haftar become the EU’s problem?

It is astonishing how Islamic supremacist thugs are now giving orders to the EU. This is the fault of globalists who have surrendered their countries’ sovereignty.

Al-Sarraj also warned:

“Amongst these 800,000 there are terrorists and criminals. This will be disastrous.”

Al-Sarraj has lost control of his own country, a common failure he shares with the EU globalists, who have lost their abilities to govern, creating a disastrous future for the EU (if globalists remain as leaders).

“The Libyan prime minister also said the West should take responsibility for the chaos that erupted in Libya after former President Barack Obama’s military intervention in 2011, an action certain European leaders pressured Obama to take.”

The brazenness of Islamic supremacists is escalating and will continue to subvert the West. Under globalist leaders, citizens who are paying taxes for the personal security of their reckless leaders are left defenseless to face the dangers of these “terrorists and criminals” that Al-Sarraj warned about.

When Westerners warn about these “terrorists and criminals” who are threatening the West however, they are deemed to be “racist” and “Islamophobic.”

EU countries need border fences, security forces, and the restoration of sovereignty, law and order to the EU. Only populists are advocating such measures.

Meanwhile, a Libyan Migrant NGO Captain — in an equal show of brazenness — has also demanded that Europe voluntarily take in over 500,000 Migrants.

“Libyan PM: Siege of Tripoli Could Drive 800,000 More Migrants into,” by John Hayward, Breitbart, April 16, 2019:

Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, head of the U.N.-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), warned on Tuesday that 800,000 more migrants could be driven into Europe unless the assault on Tripoli by warlord Khalifa Haftar ends soon.
Sarraj issued this warning – which could be taken as a threat to prod Europe into taking action against Haftar – during an interview with Sky News. It was the first interview Sarraj has given since Haftar and his Libyan National Army (LNA) began their push toward Tripoli.

“The international community must pressurize these forces and call it by its name and pressurize them to go back to where they came from,” said Sarraj.

“What’s going to happen with this security breakdown is that 800,000 illegal migrants on Libyan ground will have to leave Libya and will cross the sea towards Europe. Amongst these 800,000 there are terrorists and criminals. This will be disastrous,” he said.

Asked what he wanted the Europeans to do, Sarraj made it clear that talking would not be enough to dissuade Haftar, but refused to explicitly call for immediate military intervention. His strategy is to repeatedly stress the perils of the situation, emphasizing the humanitarian nightmare that will unfold if fighting continues, and wait for the Europeans and/or Americans to volunteer themselves for duty against Haftar’s army.

“We speak about a political intervention. But when we see civilians targeted in their houses, hospitals, and schools – our electricity being cut because of destruction to our infrastructure – I think all means are possible for us to get the help of one of the parties to stop this assault,” Sarraj said in a characteristic exchange.

The Libyan prime minister also said the West should take responsibility for the chaos that erupted in Libya after former President Barack Obama’s military intervention in 2011, an action certain European leaders pressured Obama to take.

“The world has abandoned Libya and left it to suffer on its own and a lot of things have become complicated. And I fear that’s what’s happening will happen again and the world will abandon Libya again and it will go into another dark tunnel,” said Sarraj.

The GNA appears to have surprised Haftar with the strength of its resistance, turning what he predicted would be a two-day waltz to victory into a bloody quagmire on the outskirts of the city. According to the United Nations, over 120 people have been killed in the fighting so far, plus over 550 wounded. The U.N. did not divide these totals into combatants versus civilians, but it added that the fighting has displaced over 13,500 civilians.

U.N. envoy Ghassan Salame made a specific reference to the bombing of a school about 9 miles from Tripoli as an example of collateral damage but did not indicate which side of the conflict was responsible. Both the GNA and LNA have conducted airstrikes in the area.

Sarraj vehemently denied Haftar’s allegations that Tripoli is filled with “terrorists” in his Sky News interview, but Reuters noted that a number of hardcore Islamist militia groups have rallied to defend the GNA in Tripoli….

 

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Filed Under: European Union, Jihadist intimidation and thuggery, Libya Tagged With: Fayez al-Sarraj, Khalifa Haftar, Libyan National Army, Tripoli


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  1. Mark says

    Jul 18, 2019 at 11:35 am

    What difference does it make at this point?

    • CRUSADER says

      Jul 18, 2019 at 2:52 pm

      The H is silent in Benghazi …..

  2. Westman says

    Jul 18, 2019 at 11:45 am

    Didn’t Hillary take pride in destabilizing Libya? She should run again and cite this great legacy.

  3. mortimer says

    Jul 18, 2019 at 11:55 am

    Khadafi is gone. Same crisis now, different dictator.

    IT’S THE IDEOLOGY, STUPID ! When will the world get it? Islam is the source of the problem.

    • Joe says

      Jul 19, 2019 at 6:50 am

      Libya had the second highest GDP in Africa before Obama. I’m not defending Khadafi, but it was not in the USA’s interest to take out Libya’s army. Obama had no backing from the legislature when he caused this mess.

  4. Queen Bourbon says

    Jul 18, 2019 at 12:30 pm

    No need to threaten. Just put them in a raft and call the NGO sea taxi service.

  5. Hugh Fitzgerald says

    Jul 18, 2019 at 1:14 pm

    It is not Libya that should be threatening Europe, but Europe that should be establishing a naval blockade of Libya. No boats carrying economic migrants should be allowed to leave Libyan ports. In addition, Libyan fishermen should be prevented from going out to sea. ports. No tankers should be allowed to bring Libyan oil to Europe. No Libyan airplanes, nor any planes that leave from Libyan airports, should be allowed to land anywhere in Europe. European countries should require the Libyans to physically remove from their country all those who came from elsewhere in order to enter Europe, pushing them southward, insisting they go back to wherever they originally came from in Africa or the Middle East. Libyan foodstuffs should be banned from European markets. Libyan embassies in Europe should be shut down. Let the Libyans stew in all this, for as long as it takes them to realize that Europeans have had their fill of migrants coming from Libyan ports, and are capable of inflicting great economic, political, and if necessary, other kinds of damage, on Libya.

    • Sylvia says

      Jul 18, 2019 at 1:46 pm

      That sounds like what I’d do. Play hardball right from the get go. The time for diplomacy has passed. I have had my fill reading articles about the great “migration” for a long long time now.
      Unfortunately I think no one over there in the EU has the fortitude and balls to do this.

      • Simo Hayha says

        Jul 19, 2019 at 6:39 am

        But, but, but, “Diversity is our strength.” Right? That’s what Germany, Belgium, France, UK, Sweden, Netherlands ALL CLAIMED! More like Diversity is our RAPE, murder, molest, rob, set fires, attack EMT’s and police if they DARE enter one of the MANY “No-Go Zones” all across Europe! Right. These creatures from Hell, sneaking out from under slimy rocks to find their ultimate joy in raping all those beautiful White women is ordained by their “holy” book. Not merely “permitted,” but MANDATED!

        • joanofark06 says

          Jul 19, 2019 at 7:03 am

          I didn’t catch who said this, but it sure is shocking!

          Barack Obama: “Diversity is our strength”
          Sadiq Khan: “Diversity is our strength”
          Justin Trudeau “Diversity is our strength”
          Hmmm… almost as if they are following a global script..

    • CRUSADER says

      Jul 18, 2019 at 3:00 pm

      But, Wellington, Europe relies on Libyan oil.

      And the rest of those proposals would appear draconian to
      European humanitarian sentiment.

      The irony is this:
      the less religious Europe has gotten, thinking they now know better,
      — and the more secular-humanitarian it evolved to be —
      the worse off the elite-led cadres forming European policies become….

      But, it isn’t ironic for some of us, who believe that Europe has lost
      its central guidance — that of Christ. So many of their flags still have the cross
      emblazoned yet the Cross is no longer flaming in the hearts of Europe’s citizenry.

      The Left and Atheism and a belief in Secular Life has overtaken the larger
      moral compass which had buoyed and nudged European civilization until these
      recent times of lost senses and muddled minds.

    • Abraham says

      Jul 19, 2019 at 3:49 am

      The ultimate goal is to reduce the population of humans on the planet bc the Global Elite want it to be this way. They are pushing open borders bc eventually there will be civil war between Islam and the Europeans who have lived there for thousands of years.
      They have forgotten history and the demise of the Ottoman empire at the gates of Vienna. History is being forgotten and this warring religion where Murder, rape, slavery, torture, honor killings, child brides and marrying first cousins is disgusting. If you do your homework and read the books in English, you will see that Mohammed broke every commandment the God gave Moses.
      He was an evil force and a false prophet predicted by the bible and Jesus.
      When will the world wake up and start handing Islam what it deserves, destruction.

      • joanofark06 says

        Jul 19, 2019 at 7:09 am

        Right, and I think these verses are talking about islam/muslims!

        By peace he shall destroy many. Daniel 8:25

        “The alien who is among you shall rise higher and higher and you shall come down lower and lower” Deuteronomy 28:43

        Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God.” John 16:2

        For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist 2 John 1:7

        Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. 1 John 2:22

        “And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them; and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.” Revelation 13:7

    • sturandot13 says

      Jul 19, 2019 at 8:51 pm

      Great idea, Mr. Fitzgerald. That’s why you must know that it will never happen.

    • gravenimage says

      Jul 21, 2019 at 2:51 am

      Spot on, Mr. Fitzgerald.

  6. CRUSADER says

    Jul 18, 2019 at 2:43 pm

    ISIS and Europe

    – Jay Smith

    While we hear about ISIS, there is much confusion in the West concerning who this group is, from where they derive their authority, and whether they are truly Islamic. Peter Saunders interviews Jay Smith about ISIS, the organisation behind recent terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels, and discusses the Christian responsibility to respond to such radical groups.

    (FOCL) Forum of Christian Leaders —
    – See more at http://www.FOCLonline.org

  7. Angemon says

    Jul 18, 2019 at 4:34 pm

    EU countries need border fences, security forces, and the restoration of sovereignty, law and order to the EU.

    • Angemon says

      Jul 18, 2019 at 4:35 pm

      Ups:

      EU countries need border fences, security forces, and the restoration of sovereignty, law and order to the EU.

      Indeed.

  8. SAFI says

    Jul 18, 2019 at 6:32 pm

    Sarraj’s main foreign backer is Turkey, the other country (and NATO ally) that keeps extorting billions out of the EU by threatening to send immigrants it’s way.

  9. R Cole says

    Jul 18, 2019 at 7:02 pm

    Taking over Libya was a bad idea from a mile off!!

    Qaddafi had an arrangement with Italy’s Berlusconi to bring the migrants back to Libya.

    This whole Islam in Europe is like the tail wagging the dog. It’s so bad, they will lock you up, to shut you up about the problems.

    We are told diversity is our strength, except in the Islamic areas they create. What, does the diversity principle not apply here?

    Even if Europe does get one or two million migrants pouring in from somewhere or other, at least our leaders will be protected. Someone has to lead!!

    It’s not a time of peace.

  10. Georg says

    Jul 18, 2019 at 10:06 pm

    “Since when did Tripoli’s internal problems with warlord Khalifa Haftar become the EU’s problem?

    It is astonishing how Islamic supremacist thugs are now giving orders to the EU. This is the fault of globalists who have surrendered their countries’ sovereignty.”

    What a great set of points and well said. The word that comes to mind which summarizes the Western geopolitical stance of the 21st century so far (with some welcome exceptions) would be: Pathetic.

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